Intoxicating Substances Act

This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Substances Act.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Advisory Committee”, in relation to any approved institution, means an Advisory Committee appointed for the approved institution under section 20;

“approved institution” means any place or premises declared by the

Minister to be an approved institution under section 19(1);

“article liable to seizure” means any thing by means of or in respect of which an offence against this Act has been committed or which contains evidence of an offence against this Act and includes money;

“Director” means the Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau appointed under section 2A(l) of the Misuse of Drugs Act

(Chapter 27) and includes the Deputy Director of the Bureau;

“intoxicating substance” means any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapours or fumes which contain any chemical compound specified in the first column of the Schedule and which when inhaled induces or causes a state of intoxication;

“officer of customs” has the same meaning as in the Customs

Order, 2006 (S 39/2006);

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“officer of the Bureau” means the Director or any officer of the

Narcotics Control Bureau;

“police officer” has the same meaning as in the Royal Brunei Police

Force Act (Chapter 50);

“resident” means a person who is detained in an approved institution;

“supervision order” means an order in writing by the Director made under section 17;

“supervision period” means the period for which a person is placed under supervision pursuant to a supervision order made under section 17;

“supply” includes having possession for the purpose of supply.